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H. J. RUX.

HINGE.

No. 580,426. Patented Apr.rl3.v.l897.

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HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,426, dated April13, 1897.

Application filed December 26, 1896. Serial No. 616,961. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN J. RUX, of Rib Falls, in the county ofMarathon and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hinges, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hinges of that class that areintended for use with heavy and frequently Wide doors or gates. Suchhinges are usually secured to the door or gate by means of screws, andbe cause of the weight of the door, and frequently also because suchhinges are applied to doors on farm-buildings or on gates in fences bypersons not having the means or the ability to properly fit the door orgatein its place, it frequently and in fact altogether too fre quentlyoccurs that the screws, and especially the screws nearest the joint ofthe hinge, are pulled out by the strain or shock of the closing of thedoor'or gate, there being no provision for any permissible play of themembers or parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a construction of the hingethat will permit of a certain amount of yielding or play between thedoor or gate and the support to which it is attached by the hinge otherthan that of the hinge-joint, thereby overcoming the direct andundesirable strain on the screws that without such provision results inloosening or withdrawing them from their seats. I

My invention consists of the hinge, its parts and combination of parts,as hereinafter described and claimed, or their equivalents.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved hinge. Fig. 2is a rear View of the same hinge. Fig. 3 is an edge view of thisimproved hinge. Fig. 4c is a modified form of the improved hinge. Fig. 5is an end View of the hinge shown in Fig. i as seen from the left ofFig. 4.

The member A of the hinge, as shown inv Figs. 1, 2, and 3, is a metalstrap having screw-holes,'and is of a form and construc tionsubstantially like those in common use.

The member B of the hinge embodies the special feature of my improvementand is connected to the member A by a pintle or pin 0, which passesthrough interlocking sockets in the respective members of the hinge insubstantially the manner in common use.

The member B consists of an elongated elastic metal strap, the free ornon-connected end D of which is located behind and opposite and at alittle distance from an extended or neck portion E of the member 13, themember B being integral and recurved at F.

The form and construction of the member B are such that the rear surfaceof the attachable portion D of the strap or member 13 is adapted to bein the plane of the rear surface of the member A for securing themrespectively to the support and door or gate to which the hinge is to beattached.

The intermediate extended or neck portion E of the member B of thehinge, which in mechanical construction is between the attachable part Dand the pintle O, is so disposed as normally to be in front of the partD and at a little distance therefrom, so as to be free to yield andvibrate limitedly under the shock of the closing of the door or gate towhich the hinge is attached, and thus to lessen or obviate the shockthat would otherwise come on the hinge andits fastenings on the forcibleclosing of the door or gate.

The part D of the member B is provided with screw-holes for takingscrews therein for securing this member of the hinge to the door orgate, as it is advisable to secure this member B to the door or gaterather than the memberA, which is more properly secured to the fixedsupport.

The hinge shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is of a form and construction whichespecially fit it for use with a door or gate where the hinge is to besecured to a support having a flat surface in the plane of the surfaceof the door or gate, to which fiat surface in the same plane the hingeis to be affixed.

I do not wish to limit my invention to the precise form of constructionI have shown in the drawings, as my improved hinge may be changed inform to adapt it for use in differ ent positions or with reference tosecuring a door or gate to a support other than one hav ing a planesurface in the plane of the door, and a modified form of the device isshown in Figs. 4 and 5, in which the elastic or spring member 13 isconnected by the pin or pintle C with a clip member A, which form ofclip member is adapted to be secured to the inner surface of a gate postor support having a face at a right angle to the face of the door towhich the member B is secured. Other forms of the strap or straps maybeadopted,

but the elastic or spring-like character of one of the members of thehinge should be retained.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A hinge comprising two memberssecured together by a pin or pintle, one member of which embodies anextended elastic or yielding neck interposed between the pintle and thepart of the member adapted to be secured to a door or support, the neckbeing so disposed as to be yielding and free to vibrate.

HERMAN J. RUX.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. MoRsELL, ANNA V. FAUST.

